Erno Rapée
Ernö Rapée (or Erno Rapee) (4 June 1891 – 26 June 1945) was a Hungarian-born American symphonic conductor in the first half of the 20th century whose prolific career spanned both classical and popular music. His most famous tenure was as the head conductor of the Radio City Symphony Orchestra, the resident orchestra of the Radio City Music Hall, whose music was also heard by millions over the air. A virtuoso pianist, Rapée is also remembered for popular songs that he wrote in the late 1920s as photoplay music for silent films. When not conducting live orchestras, he supervised film scores for sound pictures, compiling a substantial list of films on which he worked as composer, arranger or musical director. |
Birth and Death Data: Born June 4, 1891 (Budapest), Died June 26, 1945 (New York City)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1922 - 1954
Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, conductor, songwriter, piano, arranger, lyricist
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Recordings (Results 151-175 of 182 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Brunswick | [Br (U.K.) cat 140-a] | 10-in. | approximately Oct. 1927 | (I’m in heaven when I see you smile) Diane | Florence De Yong | Organ solo | songwriter | |
Brunswick | [Br (U.K.) cat 143-a] | 10-in. | approximately Dec. 1927 | I’m in heaven when I see you smile (Diane) | Fred Elizalde Music | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
Edison | 11698 | 10-in. | 5/13/1927 | Charmaine! | Joe Green Novelty Marimba Band | Marimba band | composer | |
Edison | 11941 | 10-in. | 10/7/1927 | I'm in heaven when I see you smile, Diane | Theo Alban ; Jack Stillman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
Edison | 18015 | 10-in. | 11/7/1927 | I'm in heaven when I see you smile, Diane | The Rollickers [Edison] | Male vocal quartet, with piano | songwriter | |
Edison | 18203 | 10-in. | 1/30/1928 | When love comes stealing | Jack Stillman Orchestra ; The Rollickers | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal quartet | songwriter | |
Edison | 18313 | 10-in. | 3/19/1928 | Little mother | Happy Jack ; Jack Stillman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
Edison | 18514 | 10-in. | 5/18/1928 | My angel | Victor Hall | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Edison | 18732 | 10-in. | 9/17/1928 | My angel | Harry Akst ; Buddy Sheppard | Violin solo, with piano | composer | |
Edison | 18780 | 10-in. | 10/4/1928 | My angel | Henrietta Kamern | Organ solo | composer | |
Edison | 19295 | 10-in. | 7/15/1929 | Recollections | Jack Stillman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Edison | N-437 | 12-in. | 9/17/1928 | My angel | Harry Akst ; Buddy Sheppard | Violin solo, with piano | composer | |
Edison | N-1019 | 10-in. | 7/15/1929 | Recollections | Jack Stillman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Victor (Canada) | [ViC cat 263515-A] | 10-in. | winter 1928 | Charmaine | Hector Pellerin | Male vocal solo, with violin, cello, and piano | composer | |
Victor (Canada) | [ViC cat 263520-B] | 10-in. | approximately spring 1928 | Diane | Fernand Perron | Male vocal solo, with violin, cello, and piano | composer | |
Victor (Canada) | [ViC cat 263555-A] | 10-in. | before 11/15/1928 | Angela mia | Roméo Mousseau | Male vocal solo, with violin, cello, and piano | composer | |
Victor (Canada) | [ViC cat 263555-B] | 10-in. | before 11/15/1928 | Petite mère | Roméo Mousseau | Male vocal solo, with violin, cello, and piano | composer | |
Decca | 72818 | 10-in. | 4/13/1945 | Ombra mai fu | Radio City Music Hall Orchestra | conductor | ||
Decca | 72819 | 10-in. | 4/13/1945 | Play gypsies, dance gypsies | Radio City Music Hall Orchestra | conductor | ||
Decca | 72820 | 10-in. | 4/13/1945 | Tinkle tot ; Doll dance | Radio City Music Hall Orchestra | conductor | ||
Decca | 72824 | 10-in. | 4/16/1945 | Dance of the hours, part 1 | Radio City Music Hall Orchestra | conductor | ||
Decca | 72825 | 10-in. | 4/16/1945 | Dance of the hours, part 2 | Radio City Music Hall Orchestra | conductor | ||
Decca | 72826 | 10-in. | 4/16/1945 | Parade of the wooden soldiers | Radio City Music Hall Orchestra | conductor | ||
Decca | 73281 | 1/17/1946 | Overture-Orpheus in Hades | Radio City Music Hall Orchestra | conductor | |||
Decca | 73282 | 1/17/1946 | Aragonaise: Entr'acte/Prelude | Radio City Music Hall Orchestra | conductor |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Rapée, Erno," accessed September 4, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/110168.
Rapée, Erno. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved September 4, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/110168.
"Rapée, Erno." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 4 September 2024.
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External Sources
Wikipedia: Ernö Rapée
Discogs: Erno Rapée
Grove: Erno Rapée
IMSLP: Erno Rapée
IMDb: Erno Rapée
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LCNAR: Rapée, Erno, 1891-1945 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no96007900
Wikidata: Ernö Rapée - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q368274
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/46863358
MusicBrainz: Ernö Rapée - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/f3bc1b80-a900-4784-aef9-8da4cc686280
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